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114

on

the Excellency

of

Chriji.

that

they thought

that

bee could

not

bee

feen

,

but

it

would

overwhelm any

creature

that

was

in

the flefh

that

fhould

fee

him;

but

now mark

in

that

Prophecy

that

wee

have

of

the times of the Gofpel m

¡/4.40.3.

There

is

a

Prophecie

of

Chrift

that

is

apparent

,

The

voice

of him that

cryeth in the wildernefs,

prepare

yee

the

way

of

the

Lord

(which

is

in

exprefs words

applied

to John

the Baptifl

the fore-

runner of

Chrif

;

And in the

very fame words)

make

fireight

in

the

De

fart

a

high

way

for

our

God

,

every

valley

'hall

bee

exalted

,

and

every

mountain

(hall

bee

made

law,

and

the

crooked

/hall

bee

made

freight

,

and

therongh

places

plain

.

Then

it

follows in

the

fife

verfe,

.4nd

the

glory

of

the

Lord

Pall

bee

revealed,

and

all

flefh

fall

fee

it.

together; before

noman could

fee:

God

and

live,Ilefh

was

not

able

to

be-

hold God , but

now when

the

word

,was

made

Flefh

when

the

times

of

the

Gofpel

came

wherein

God would

make

himfelf

appear through

his

Son

more

clearly

and

fully,

now..

all Flefh (hall

fee

it

,

fnall fee the

glory

of

the Lord

;

now

the

glory

of God

appears

wonderfully

in

Chrift

in

thefe

four or

five particulars.

The

Power

of

Firft,

The

glory

of Gods Attributes

do

thine

more

cod

appears-

brightly

in the face

of

Chrift than

any

other

wayes

;

As for

in

Chrili

intance,

The

power

of God

appears

infinitely

more

in

Chrift,

than

in

making

heaven and

earth:

;

for.

God

to

unite

God

and man together in one Perfon ,

is

a

greater

work

than

making heaven and earth

-;

there

is

more

power

of God

put

forth

in

the

hypoflatical union

of

the.

Natures

of

Chrii,

befides

all the power

of God that

appears

in

the

great

Works

that

Chrift

did

do,

and

in

carrying

Cilia

through

ail

thole great

Works

that

hee

was

carried

through,

than

in

making

of

heaven and

earth.

There

is

more power

of God

appears in

the

converfion

of

one

foul

to

Chri

fl

,

than in

making

heaven

and

earth

.:

Then

what

power

of.

God

appears

in

Chrift himfelf

?

And the wifdome

of

God

appears

more

in Chrift

,

than

The

Vàifdome

in the creation of

heaven

and

earth.

Now

for

God to

finde

of God ap-

out

fuel)

a

glorious way

of

nciliation

as

hee

hash

friars

is

Chritl.

found